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Webster 1913 Edition


Hydrachnid

Hy-drach′nid

,
Noun.
[
Hydr-
+ ar
achnid
.]
(Zool.)
An aquatic mite of the genus
Hydrachna
. The hydrachnids, while young, are parasitic on fresh-water mussels.

Definition 2024


hydrachnid

hydrachnid

English

a hydrachnid

Noun

hydrachnid (plural hydrachnids)

  1. (zoology) An aquatic mite of the genus Hydrachna or of its relatives in Hydrachnidiae or similar groups.